Golf bag and base therefor



April 29, 1924. 1,492,253

A. LEVINE GOLF BAG AND BASE THEREFOR Filed Feb. 15, 1923 MAJ ZQ di u Patented Apr. 29, 1924. v

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

LEVINE, 'OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY; ASSIGNOR TO PRESTO METAL STAMPING CORPORATION, OF NEW.YOBK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GOLF BAG AND'BASE THEREFOR Application filed February 15, 1928. Serial No. elaaoo;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ABRAHAM LEVINE, a citizen of Russia, and havin a residence at 457 Walnut Street, in the city of Eliza- 8 bath, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf Bags and Bases Therefor, of which the following is a specification. I Y

My. invention relates enerally to bags or,

10 receptacles employed or containing and conveniently ea in golf clubs and com monly called ea thly-bags. Such bags are usually made cylindrical in form, one end being oppn to permit of the insertion of the golf-clu s, the peripheral portion being of some heavy textile material and a strap and handle may be applied thereto to allow of conveniently carrying the bag over the shoulder.

I find that. it is desirable to employ for the body of such golf or caddy bags a ma-- terial which ossesses certain characteristics, amon whic are durability, lightness and fiexibllity and I find these characteristics in materials such as canvasand cloth.

As will be understoodby those conversant either with the manufacture, sale or use of golf bags, these bags should retain their sha e in all directions against colla e or un ue distortion as otherwise the ful function of such container will notbe attained.

As is obvious, the bag bottom is that part which is subject not only to the greatest strain and wear and tear because of the fact that it supports the golf clubs which are freuentl dropped into the bag and strike it orcib y, but also because of the fact that this bottom is additionally subjected to the wearing action arisin when the bag is rested on its bottom or is ragged" along with the bottom in contact with the ground. The use of a material such as leather which obviously must be of a heavy grade is not desirable, as such material is not only expensive but cannot be worked and shaped readily and economically as required, as will' appear hereinafter. v

Ordinarily, golf bags are handled by wa dies. ,Fre uently, however, players dispense with caddles and carry the bag themselves. In such an event it is highly desirable that these bags be of a character as to remain upright when so positioned, so that'on the one hand the several clubs may be available for ready selection for the different Strokes,

to which the body of the bag is secured have been attended by the necessary objection o5 arising from the dimensional characterlstlc of the bottom employed, namely, that parts of the bag must be secured together and more particularly the bottom to the side wall, either from the outside or. through the open top end of the bag because the lower end of the bag is necessarily closed while such bottom is being attached. This method of procedure is both inconvenient and expensive. A closed bottom of this character is open to the further objection incident to the employment of a metallic bottom, against which the golf clubs are brought forcibly, to the detriment of both, and with the accompaniment of objectionable clatter. Attempts to avoid this by having this bottom lined with another material are neces' sarily expensive and add to the weight of the bag,

These objections and conditions I overcome to a great extent by the employment of such a structure as permits a rocedure whereby the bag parts are unite to formthe bag structure generally, except for the complete closing of the bottom end while the bag is open at both ends, and then the bottom endis closed to form the desired bottom closure of the bag, such closure memher having those characteristics whichare desired because of their forming an unobjrlacfiaionable bottom rest and support for the c u s. Among the more important objects of my invention therefore are: a procedure for the manufacture of caddy bags whereby the bottom end of the bag is closed after the seaddy bag frame structure is fully com terials having different predetermined characteristics; the provision of a metal annulus adapted to form the outer part of the bag bottom; the provision of a flanged metal annulus adapted to form means for sup porting the bag at aspaced "distance above the groriiidy-the provision of a flanged annulus adapted toformlthelower part of the periphery of the bag; the provision of a metal annulus which is adapted to simultaneously serve to secure the peripheral and bottom walls in relatively fixed position and to space the bag bottom from the ground; and the provision generally ofanew and improved golf bag and base member therefore and o a new procedure for the manufacture of such bags:

For the attainment of these objects and such other objects as may appear or be ointed out in the appended specification, I

lave illustrated one embodiment of my in vention in the accompanying drawings wherein v Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my improved bag; and Figure 2 is a cross sectional view.

Upon viewing Figure 1 of the drawings.

it will be observed that a caddy bag of the type illustrated comprises generally the body portion 10 which is in the form of a cylindrical peripheral wall and is generally of a light, flexible, and durable material such as canvas and the opening at the end which is to form tlie'top may have the reinforcement as shown at 11, which may be Of-any preferred or desired material such as leather. Such bags are generally closed at the other end to form the closed bottom upon which the golf clubs rest, and such closed bottom is generally desirably so constructed as to form a reinforcement for the bag at that point, or is associated with a construction ,these features has been illustrate erably which acts as such reinforcement. The peripheral canvas wall 10 of such bags are frequently if not generally reinforced between such ends, as by longitudinally arranged stay rods; A bag inc'or orating in the drawings but it will be understood that the usein a bag of one or more'of these features is an essential part of m invention only in so far it is so set fort ,in the appended claims and that my invention is not drawn necessarily even to a complete golf bag. As a matter of fact, as will be observed, one of the main features of my invention resides in an element or part thereof.

As has already been stated the use either of leather or of metal, as hitherto suggested, is unsatisfactory for reasons that will be understood and appreciated as I set forth my novel construction.

The element 15 is anannulus formed prefof sheet metal by a stam ing operation and turned so as tohave i 0 which form between a doubledde ndi flan e 16, the walls 17 and 18 P8 ng g them the channel 19. As will be observed upon viewing the drawings, the wall 18 extends asubstantial distance above the top of the annulus 15 and wall '17 for reasons that will be pointed out shortly.

The channel 19 is of sufiicient width to receive within it, the lower end of the canvas bod 1O and'also the annular sleeve-20 made pre erably of a rather heav for reasons that will be 0 vious. For securing these members together inrelativel fixed position, 1 preferably provide the wa l 18 of the annulus 15 adjacent its upper end with the openings21, inwhich are received rivets 22 which also pass through the canvas 10 and the leather sleeve 20. v

To maintain the bag against vertical collapse, I have illustrated the canvas body 10 as reinforced longitudinally by stays"23 se cured in pockets 24, formed on the outside surface of the canvas 1O. These stays 23 are preferably secured at theinupper ends to the reinforce 11 and canvas 10 at the top in any desired manner as by rivets, and at their lower ends these stays are also secured in position by the same rivets 22 which maintain the canvas body 10, leather sleeve sufficient room for the pocket 25 in which golf balls are carried.

By the use of the flanged annulus of the character illustrated in the drawingse and thus far described, I attain a num r of advantages and functions of which I will now point out the most important one. In

, assembling the bag bottom, that is in joining the parts 10, 15, 20 and 23, these parts can be appropriately positioned and the rivets driven therethrough without being compelled to work wholly from the outside or rom the removed upper end of the ba It will thus be understood that as a resu t of the employment of the annulus 15, I am enabled to employ a, procedure in golf bag construction, whereby the bagfr'ameis completed in all respects while both ends are open.

The opening in the annulus 15 is closed in accordance withmy invention with a material such as leather of a very heavy grade, which as will be observed takes the form of a leather disc 30, secured in position prefweight leather in number exactly with the erably by rivets 31, secured in openings 32 formed 1n the annulus 15. In this manner I am enabled to provide the golf bag with a single bottom closure of dlfi'erent materials, the peripheral metal part 15, serve particularly to strengthen and unite the parts, being characterized by rigidity, strength, and durability, while the leather. center disc 30 serve particularly well as the bag bottom, because of its flexibility, relative softness and sound deadening capacity. Furthermore the depndingbiiange 16 serves to space theba bottom a ve the ground for a suficient istance so as to permit of the inevitable downward bulge of the center of the bottom. This flange serves further as an annular base of a character which willd maintain the bag upright when desire It will be understood further, that either part of the bag bottom can be readily re laced. For instance should the leather isc 30 Xflgfile replacement, all that is necessary is t at the rivets 31 be knocked off, and a new leather disc secured in position. If the annulus 15 requires replacement, the rivets 22 and 31 are knocked off, and the parts replaced with a new annulus as described above.

It will be pbserved that one of the essential features of my invention consists in having a bottom section made up of transversely juxtaposed parts of dissimilar masired materials may be superposed t ereon. Where therefore I employ the word Single as applied to the bottom,'I merely intend to convey the idea that reference is had to a single layer regardlessof whether this layer serves as the complete bottom, or merely asone layer or section of a bottom made of su rposed layers or sections.

Havingt us described In invention and illustrated its use, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following: p v I As an improved article of manufacture, a metal annulus adapted to form art of the golf bag bottom, said annulus ing provided with a doubled-up depending flange providing spaced walls arranged to receive the lower end of the bag body therebetween with the outer ,wall extending above the inner wall, the inner wallbeing provided with a horizontal ring to. which a bottom may be secured, clamping means for the bag body engaging the upwardl extended portion of the outer wall above t e 'plane of the horizontal ring. v In witness whereof, I have hereunder signed my name this 18 day of Febru- 1923 ABRAHAM LEVINE 

